Tubular extension nipple for babies&#39; bottles



Feb. 3, 1925.

G. B. MULLEN TUBULAR EXTENSION NIPPLE FOR BABIES BOTTLES Filed Sept, 5, 1924 mvgzmo R GEQRQEE M0411 EN ATTORNEYS wgumsss Patented Feb. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES GEORGE BARTON MULLEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TUBULAR EXTENSION NIPPLE FO'R BABIES BOTTLES.

Application filed September 5, 1924. Serial No. 736,128.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. MULLEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Queens, Bayside, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Tubular Extension Nipple for Babies Bottles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a nipple for babies bottles. An object of the invention concerns a tubular extension for a nipple .extending downwardly into the bottle so that the milk or liquid in the bottle can in more positions of the bottle be accessible to the nipple so that the likelihood of the baby sucking on the nipple without getting any liquid is reduced to a minimum.

Another object concerns the provisions of means whereby the nipple and the tubular extension can be simply and eiliciently made and associated together and with the neck of the bottle.

The invent-ion is illustrated in the drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a side View of a bottle with the improved nipple thereon;

Figure 2 is a section through the nipple and the upper end of the bottle; and

Figure 3 is a plan view.

The form of the invention shown in the drawings is a preferred form, although it is understood that modifications in the construction and arrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used may be adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claim.

In its general aspect the invention co ncerns a nipple with which a tubular member is associated and which tubular member extends downward into the bottle to a point adjacent the bottom thereof, this tubular member being open at the bottom, the action of the babys mouth on the nipple causing the liquid to be sucked up into the tube and thence into its mouth.

By having the point of inlet of the liquid to the nipple located at the bottom of the bottle, it will be observed that the liquid will be more likel to reach the baby, regardless of the position of the bottle, than in the ordinary case where the liquid has to be I actually flowing into the nipple itself before it can be reached by the baby.

When a bottle is given to a baby and the baby is left alone it often happens that the baby moves, or the bottle becomes dislocated from its original position, and as the liquid is gradually drawn out of the bottle by the baby the liquid level gets considerably below the nipple, and unless the bottle is pointed downwardly so that the liquid will flow toward the nipple end of the bottle, the baby will not be able to get the liquid and will cry. This condition not only results in the baby not getting regular nourishment while the milk is fresh and warm but also requires the mother or nurse to be in constant attendance. By having the tubular extension, the milk will reach the nipple in almost any position of the bottle, consequently overcoming the above-mentioned difficulties.

The preferred form of the invention is shown in the drawings and is adapted to be associated with a bottle 1 into which a tubular member 2 extends. This tubular member may be of glass, rubber, or any other suitable material, and at its upper end is associated with a nipple of ordinary form. The tubular member at its upper end is provided with a flange or ring portion 4 which is adapted to be bent over and flexibly enibrace the end of the bottle. The flange portion has a head 5. The lower end of the tubular member is open, as at 6, either by having its lower end open or by being provided with perforations as shown.

The nipple and the flange ring of the tubular member can be incorporated together or may be made separate, as desired. In any event they are both slipped over the end of the bottle so that the action of the baby's mouth on the nipple. will draw the liquid from the bottle out through the tubular member and into the babys mouth.

I will thus be observed that I ha Ye provided a simple, eflicient, compact and durable device which permits the liquid in the babys bottle to reach the nipple regardless of the position of the bottle.

What I claim is 1 The combination with a babys bottle, of a tubular member extending downward into the bottom of the bottle and open lh'ill its lower end, said tubular member adapted to embrace the-end of the bottle, and a nipple ada ted to be disposed over the end of the botte and embrace the end of the tubular member as well. 

